So - the sky fell on Obama. Pridegate, 3am, Nafta, Reverend Wright, Bitter Gate, PA Loss, Reverend Wright again, the media turned on him, Kos turned on him, the concern convoy is undermining his message.
Yet, he is still beating both McCain and Hillary in most polls. He has completely lost the spin initiative. Yet, he is still beating both McCain and Hillary in most polls.
I was calling Indiana last night - a huge number of undecideds - but - I spoke with several Republicans who plan on voting for Obama now and in the fall.
In the end, people like him and think he is an intelligent and decent man. The mud thrown his way has not shaken that gut sense of him. This is born out in the fav unfav ratings - even in the new AP poll which has Hillary doing better.
As Romney demonstrated, no amount of money or pandering can fix that basic unhidable feeling about a person. As Bill Clinton showed, no amount of tagential scandal can really shake it.
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